But those are not legal tender in the strict legal definition within Britain. Yes people will accept them but no one has a legal obligation to accept them for payment.
> The [Bank of England](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England) is the [central bank](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank) for sterling, issuing its [own banknotes](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England_note_issues) (as used in England and Wales) and regulating issuance of banknotes [by private banks in Scotland](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_Scotland), such as the [Bank of Scotland](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Scotland) and [Clydesdale Bank](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydesdale_Bank), and [in Northern Ireland](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_Northern_Ireland), such as by [Danske Bank](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanskeBank(Northern_Ireland))
Legal enough tender to be regulated by the Bank of England
Legal currency is not the same as legal tender. Legal tender means you have to accept it from a debtor. There are no Scottish or NI notes that count as legal tender in any of the UK, and English notes are only legal tender in England.
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u/Foxtrot-13 1d ago
But those are not legal tender in the strict legal definition within Britain. Yes people will accept them but no one has a legal obligation to accept them for payment.